Pleasant Hill news mostly social and forthcoming
Pleasant Hill December 30. Mr and Mrs Homer Kephart and baby visited A B Carr. Charley Anderson and family visited Earl Kephart. Ladies Aid served lunch at Pete Witting sale. Mrs Earl Kephart and children visited Sam Baker. Rev B W Pettit of Albion will preach in Pleasant Hill the coming year. Miss Ros Gamon sewing in Washington this week. Funeral of Mrs John Jacobs attended in Washington Tuesday. Literary at Pleasant Hill schoolhouse Friday evening January 2.
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Pleasant Hill
Homer Kephart
Baby
A. B. Carr
Charley Anderson
Earl Kephart
Ladies’ Aid
Pete Witting
Sam Baker
B. W. Pettit of
Albion
Ros] Gamon
Washington
John Jacobs
Pleasant Him
Local Notes and Visits in Crawfordsville Area
Crawfordsville area residents and visitors are noted in a round of yesterday trips. Earl and Mrs Earl Griffith returned home in Washington after visiting relatives here. Vera Yeager and Helen Gormley resumed or started school duties and visits were made to Fairfield and Cedar Hall. Mrs Sprague attended the funeral of Mrs J H Stewart in Washington. Henry McCoy and Cleo Datin are among relatives visiting family locally.
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Grawfordsville
Earl Griffith
Washington
Vera Yeager
Cedar Halls
Grace Lease
Fairfield
Ralph
Loren Moorhead
Runnell
Frank Fletcher
Clarence
Guy Mitchell
Ughter Irene
C. A. Sprague
J. H. Stewart
Henry McCoy
Ottumwa
J. B. McCoy Cleo Datin
Knoxville
John Shaffer
W.A. Carson
Wallace Carson
Ancient Deed Filed In Oregon City Landmark Farm Transfer
A sixty four year old deed filed in Oregon City records shows Frederick W Geer transferring 200 acres in Wilsonville district to John L Hughes. The land, part of Clackamas Hop Farm holdings, is being farmed by Chinese workers and was sold to Orientals. The deed dated January 12 18% was recorded in Yamhill county and the ink remains unusually legible.
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Oregon City
Ore
Frederick W. Geer
Mary Ann Geer
John L. Hughes
Wilsonville
Clackamas
Yamhill County
Girl Targets Bear With Birdshot While Squirrels Hunt
Iva M Kinney of Dohring Pa faced a huge black bear ten feet away after watching for smaller game. The bear rose on its haunches and faced her for about ten minutes as she kept staring into its eyes. Then the bear withdrew.
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Iss Iva M. Kinney
Dohring
Miss Kinney
Watch Saves Sunbury Man From Death At Port Augusta
While working on a lawn in Port Augusta a Sunbury man, PF Boyer, moved a big silver watch from his vest to his hip pocket. A high powered rifle bullet pierced his clothing, the watch stopped, hands broke, and a dent appeared on the back, yet he attributes a possible escape from death to the timing of the pocket watch.
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Port Augusta
PF. Boyer
Sunbury
Irob Messenger Of $75 000
Two armed bandits held up a messenger carrying cash and checks in downtown Cleveland. They waited in an alley and forced the satchel from James Hoodus as he walked to the bank. The crew escaped with about $75,000 in cash and checks.
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IROB
Ceveland
James Hoodus
Waittus
Dodus
Stare Tis
Abdeswatk
Wey
Colds Cost England Huge Annual Expense
Dr. David Thompson says six to eight microbes cause colds and vaccines against them are used. A single therapy purportedly confers immunity for about two years.
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England
David Thompson
Japanese Count Terauchi Dies Then Recovers From Illness
Field Marshal Count Seiki Terauchi, former premier of Japan, was declared dead after heart disease. He regained consciousness after ten days and spoke with his son, while the court had issued posthumous honors. The mistaken death announcement caused condolence telegrams before it was retracted.
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Japan
Count Seiki Terauchi
Giso
Tokyo
Count Terauchi
Terauchi
Germany to Deliver Livestock Under Peace Treaty Provisions
The German government plans to move Milch cows sheep and goats to the Entente as part of postwar measures. The arrangement, approved by the state council, requires states to supply a proportion of their herds to national agricultural authorities. Owners may protest deliver sheep or goats instead of cows if cows are essential for nourishment. Refusal risks a fine of SAR marks.
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German Shipping Association
New Berlin
Mathias Lerzhberger
Germany
National Economic Minister
Entente
State Council
To Renovate Old Oi Paintings
The Flustrated World explains a method to revive dull damaged paintings by placing alcohol beneath the artwork to soften the paint. Cracks close and colors appear fresher, but caution is needed to prevent the paint from running and spoiling the picture.
Drink More Water Kidney Trouble Relief Promoted
An old urging advises drinking water and Jad Salts to flush kidneys. It claims slowed kidney function causes backache and bladder irritation, and suggests a daily dose before breakfast to restore normal activity and reduce urine irritation.
Voodoo rites linked to killings shock Cuba
A Cuban report describes Brujeria voodoo blending Catholic imagery with African rites. It notes disappearances of white children, alleged sacrifices, and lynching outbreaks in Havana and Matanzas as authorities crack down on Brujos and slave-era practices revived in remote areas.
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Cuba
Guanabaccoa
Havana
Matanzas
Quote on pity and pride from Nell in dialect speech
The speaker Nell comments on taunting others for misfortune and notes a man who laughs at others but cannot take a joke when it is directed at himself. The remark highlights a complex view of humility and hypocrisy in social behavior.
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Nell
September Seventh Month Origin Explained
The note explains that September comes from the Latin septem meaning seven and is the seventh month in the ancient Roman calendar. It highlights the etymology and historical placement of September.
Attack on U S election laws questioned in demurrer
A demurrer to the indictment against Senior Truman H. Newberry and 134 others charges that the general election law of June 25 1910 infringes Michigan sovereignty by denying the people the right to make and enforce laws governing their own elections.
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Grand Rapids
Med
Dee
United States
Truman H. Newberry
Martin W. Littleton
Congress
Michigan
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Hunter
Bruin
Cleveland
Eben
Cozy Cove
Kemp
U. S
Newberry
T. J. Riley
Darner Barns
Ottumwa, Ia
West Second Street
Riley
America
Presto-Lite
Mannhardt Bros
Washington, Iowa
Havre
Jersey
Farrow
A. G. Long
D. F. Macon
Ralph Dougherty
Ladies Aid of
Comad Faroucq
Wallaces
Wallaces’ Farmer
Iowa
E. R. Harvey
Washington, Ia
F. & M. Bank
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